GATE question papers - Architecture and Planning 2012

Q. 1 – Q. 25 carry one mark each.

Q.1

'Agora' was provided in Greek towns as a place of

(A) Worship

(B) Drama

(C) Sports

(D) Meeting

Q.2

The hue at the centre of the Munsell Colour Solid is

(A) Black

(B) Grey

(C) Sepia

(D) White

Q.3

Which one of the following is NOT a traffic calming measure?

(A) Rumble strips

(B) Roundabouts

(C) Pedestrian crossings

(D) Roadside trees

Q.4

ECBC stands for

(A) Electrical Conduit in Building Construction

(B) Energy Conservation Building Code

(C) Electrical Credit in Building Code

(D) Energy Credit in Building Construction

Q.5

Age-Sex cohort for a state in India is obtained from

(A) Census of India

(B) Election Commission of India

(C) Indian Statistical Institute

(D) Survey of India

Q.6

'Cover block' is used as a building construction component in

(A) Brick wall

(B) Curtain wall

(C) Steel truss

(D) RC beam

Q.7

'Villa Savoye', Paris is an example of

(A) Modernism

(B) Post Modernism

(C) Deconstructivism

(D) Eclecticism

Q.8

The least important measure for reducing cost of site development is

(A) Clustering the units

(B) Eliminating landscaping costs

(C) Reducing road lengths

(D) Narrowing road widths without reducing the right of way

Q.9

The role of a plasticizer in concrete is to improve

(A) Compressive strength

(B) Permeability

(C) Workability

(D) Tensile strength

Q.10

Which one of the following causes seismic irregularity in a building?

(A) Rectangular plan shape

(B) Vertical setback

(C) Increase in height

(D) Seismic joint

Q.11

The respective lengths of shadows generated for a free standing wall of given height L by sunlight incident at angles of 30°, 45°, 60°, 90° to the horizontal are

(A) L √3, L, L/√3, 0

(B) L, L √3, L/√3, 0

(C) L/√3, L, L √3, 0

(D) 0, L/√3, L, L √3

Q.12

Which one of the following mode is NOT categorized as a public transit?

(A) Bus

(B) Ferry

(C) Taxi

(D) Tram

Q.13

Aerial photography is a useful tool to obtain

(A) Land contour data

(B) Land cover data

(C) Land ownership data

(D) Landuse data

Q.14

Which one of the following is biodegradable?

(A) Detergent

(B) Leather

(C) Recycled plastic

(D) Aluminum foil

Q.15

The volume of surface runoff is least influenced by

(A) existing storm water drainage system

(B) amount of rainfall

(C) site slope

(D) size of watershed

Q.16

The best location for laying the main sewer line on a flat land is

(A) under the road

(B) under the sidewalk

(C) under the central verge

(D) under the open space along sidewalk

Q.17

Ponding is associated with

(A) RC column

(B) Steel column

(C) RC slab

(D) Steel truss

Q.18

Among the following, the urban open space known for its human scale is

(A) Piazza del Campo, Sienna

(B) Piazza del Popolo, Rome

(C) St. Peter's Square, Rome

(D) Place de la Concorde, Paris

Q.19

The most appropriate tree for designing a smell sensory pathway is

(A) Delonix Regia

(B) Casia Fistula

(C) Bougainvillea

(D) Jasminum Augustifolium

Q.20

Load from a slab to beam is primarily transferred through

(A) axial force

(B) bending moment

(C) shearing force

(D) torsion

Q.21

Geographic Information System (GIS) combines maps with

(A) computer automation, statistics and topology

(B) computer graphics, databases and analytical tools

(C) computer graphics, informatics and quantitative tools

(D) computer informatics, databases and qualitative tools

Q.22

 'Glazing stop' is used

(A) as a bearing support for glass

(B) to seal the glass against water and air infiltration

(C) to provide lateral support to glass

(D) to provide a cushion between the glass and the glazing pocket

Q.23

Which one of the following is NOT a basic principle of designing people-friendly urban built environment?

(A) Diversity

(B) Monotony

(C) Adaptability

(D) Legibility

Q.24

SWOT analysis is used for examining a situation's inherent

(A) Strength, Wastefulness, Opportunity and Tactfulness

(B) Sanction, Weakness, Ownership and Threat

(C) Strength, Weakness, Opportunity and Threat

(D) Support, Wastefulness, Ownership and Transparency

Q.25

The deflection of a two way slab is primarily a function

(A) of the long span

(B) of the short span

(C) mostly of the long span, sometimes short span

(D) independent of the long or short span

Q. 26 to Q. 55 carry two marks each.

Q.26

A painting in a living room needs to be lighted at 250 lux. If the light is incident normally on the painting from a distance of 6 m, then the intensity of light source required (in candela) is

(A) 1500

(B) 3000

(C) 6000

(D) 9000

Q.27

Total land area for a plotted housing development project is 50.0 hectare, of which, area under community facilities, common open spaces and roads are 9%, 10 %, and 16 % respectively. Total number of saleable plots of 250 m2 each will be

(A) 1100

(B) 1300

(C) 1500

(D) 1700

Q.28

A 6m long beam is fixed at its left end and is free at its right end. If a concentrated load of 25kN acts downwards at 4m from the left end, then the bending moment (in kNm) at the left end is

(A) 0.0

(B) 25.0

(C) 50.0

(D) 100.0

Q.29

A classroom of 12m ´ 25m ´ 4m requires 3 air changes per hour. At an air velocity of 2 m/s, the necessary duct cross section (in m²) is

(A) 0.50

(B) 0.75

(C) 1.00

(D) 1.25

Q.30

If the original cost of a building is Rs. 25,00,000/- and its scrap value after 55 years is Rs.25,000/-, then its annual depreciation (in Rs.) using straight line method is

(A) 25,000

(B) 35,000

(C) 45,000

(D) 55,000

Q.31

For a pin jointed steel truss system, which of the following statements is TRUE?

(A) Bending moment resisting capacity at any section is zero as members carry axial forces only.

(B) Forces in members at any section align in appropriate combination of tension and compression to develop moment resisting capacity.

(C) Forces in members at any section align in such a manner as to develop zero moment resisting capacity.

(D) Shear resisting capacity at any section is zero as members carry axial forces only

Q.32

Match the books in Group I with their authors in Group II

(A) P-5, Q-4, R-3, S-2

(B) P-5, Q-4, R-1, S-2

(C) P-4, Q-3, R-2, S-1

(D) P-4, Q-1, R-3, S-5

Q.33

Match the schemes in Group I with their specific targets in Group II

(A) P-2, Q-5, R-1, S-3

(B) P-5, Q-2, R-1, S-3

(C) P-5, Q-2, R-3, S-4

(D) P-2, Q-5, R-3, S-4

Q.34

Match the concepts in Group I with the personalities in Group II

(A) P-4, Q-3, R-5, S-1

(B) P-3, Q-1, R-4, S-2

(C) P-4, Q-1, R-5, S-2

(D) P-1, Q-5, R-2, S-4

Q.35

Match the plan drawings in Group I with their respective scales in Group II

(A) P-5, Q-1, R-4, S-2

(B) P-3, Q-2, R-5, S-4

(C) P-1, Q-4, R-5, S-3

(D) P-3, Q-2, R-4, S-1

Q.36

Match the terminologies of Group I with their corresponding meanings in Group II

(A) P-3, Q-2, R-4, S-5

(B) P-1, Q-5, R-4, S-2

(C) P-5, Q-3, R-1, S-2

(D) P-1, Q-2, R-3, S-5

Q.37

Match the standard safety colour codes of Group I with their corresponding usage in Group II

(A) P-3, Q-1, R-2, S-4

(B) P-3, Q-4, R-5, S-1

(C) P-1, Q-3, R-2, S-5

(D) P-1, Q-5, R-2, S-4

Q.38

Match the alignment of the rotating prisms in wall sections in Group I with their corresponding

acoustic function in Group II

(A) P – 4, Q – 1, R – 2, S - 3

(B) P – 4, Q – 3, R – 1, S - 2

(C) P – 2, Q – 3, R – 4, S - 1

(D) P – 2, Q – 1, R – 3, S - 4

Q.39

Match the projects in Group I with their architects in Group II

(A) P-5, Q-4, R-2, S-3

(B) P-5, Q-1, R-2, S-4

(C) P-2, Q-1, R-4, S-3

(D) P-2, Q-5, R-4, S-3

Q.40

Match the AutoCAD commands in Group I with their corresponding program in Group II

(A) P-1, Q-2, R-4, S-5

(B) P-3, Q-1, R-5, S-2

(C) P-1, Q-3, R-2, S-5

(D) P-3, Q-5, R-1, S-2

41.

Identify the hierarchy, from highest to lowest, of the number of potential conflict points at the unmanaged traffic intersections given below.

(A) P, Q, R, S

(B) R, Q, S, P

(C) R, S, Q, P

(D) P, R, S, Q

Q.42

Match the architects in Group I with the terms in Group II

(A) P-2, Q-3, R-1, S-5

(B) P-3, Q-5, R-1, S-4

(C) P-2, Q-1, R-5, S-3

(D) P-3, Q-4, R-1, S-5

Q.43

Match the terms in Group I with their meanings in Group II

(A) P-5, Q-1, R-4, S-2

(B) P-3, Q-5, R-1, S-2

(C) P-2, Q-3, R-4, S-5

(D) P-4, Q-5, R-2, S-1

Q.44

Match the locations in Group I with the corresponding traps in Group II

(A) P-2, Q-1, R-4, S-2

(B) P-4, Q-5, R-2, S-3

(C) P-2, Q-4, R-5, S-3

(D) P-2, Q-3, R-4, S-1

Q.45

Match the building construction components in Group I with their application areas in Group II

(A) P-2, Q-3, R-4, S-1

(B) P-2, Q-5, R-1, S-4

(C) P-2, Q-5, R-3, S-1

(D) P-3, Q-5, R-2, S-1

Q.46

Match the historical buildings in Group I with their styles in Group II

(A) P-3, Q-2, R-1, S-4

(B) P-2, Q-5, R-3, S-1

(C) P-2, Q-1, R-4, S-5

(D) P-3, Q-4, R-2, S-1

Q.47

Corrected Effective Temperature is an index which combines the effect of

P. Climatic zone

Q. Temperature

R. Wind velocity

S. Vegetation

T. Humidity

U. Solar radiation

(A) P, Q, R, S

(B) Q, R, T, U

(C) Q, S, T, U

(D) Q, R, U, P

Common Data Questions

Common data for Questions 48 and 49:

An aircraft flying at an altitude of 5000 m above mean sea level takes aerial photographs of a flat terrain having an average elevation of 1000m above mean sea level. The scale of photographs is 1:20000.

Q.48

The focal length of the camera (in cm) is

(A) 15

(B) 20

(C) 25

(D) 30

Q.49

The area covered on ground (in hectare) by each photo format of 18 cm x 18 cm is

(A) 1266

(B) 1276

(C) 1286

(D) 1296

Common data for Questions 50 and 51:

2 ton of cement is used to make 10 ton of hardened concrete having a water cement ratio of 0.45.

One cubic meter of this concrete has a mass of 2.5 ton.

Q.50

Quantity of water used (in kg) is

(A) 90

(B) 450

(C) 900

(D) 945

Q.51

The area of 200 mm thick slab (in sq. m) that can be cast using the entire 10 ton of concrete will be

(A) 10

(B) 15

(C) 20

(D) 25

Linked Answer Questions

Statement for Linked Answer Questions 52 and 53:

A group housing project spread over 20 hectares with FAR 1.5 has to accommodate different housing units in the following manner:

Q.52

The respective number of housing units to be built for each category are

(A) P – 25, Q – 75, R – 200, S - 200

(B) P – 75, Q – 25, R – 200, S - 200

(C) P – 25, Q – 25, R – 75, S - 200

(D) P – 25, Q – 75, R – 200, S - 75

Q.53

The gross density of the above housing complex (in persons per hectare) is

(A) 125 - 130

(B) 130 - 135

(C) 135 - 140

(D) 140 - 145

Statement for Linked Answer Questions 54 and 55:

An unplastered brickwork has a resistivity of 0.83 m degC/W. For a 230 mm thick brick wall, the inside

and outside surface resistances are 0.123 and 0.1 m² degC/W respectively.

Q.54

The R-value of the given wall section (in m² degC/W) is

(A) 0.41

(B) 0.5

(C) 0.67

(D) 1.05

Q.55

The brick wall has an overall dimension of 6m x 3m with a 1m ´ 2m window assembly (U-value =

2.5 W/m² degC) and a 1m ´ 2.1m door assembly (U-value = 1.25 W/m² degC). The overall U-value of the wall (U_O) (in W/m² degC) is

(A) 1.8

(B) 2.3

(C) 2.6

(D) 3.7

General Aptitude (GA) Questions

Q. 56 – Q. 60 carry one mark each.

Q.56

Which one of the following options is the closest in meaning to the word given below?

Pacify

(A) Excite

(B) Soothe

(C) Deplete

(D) Tire

Q.57

Choose the most appropriate pair of words from the options given below to complete the following sentence:

The high level of ______ of the questions in the test was ______ by an increase in the period of time allotted for answering them.

(A) difficulty, compensated

(B) exactitude, magnified

(C) aptitude, decreased

(D) attitude, mitigated

Q.58

Choose the grammatically CORRECT sentence:

(A) He laid in bed till 8 o'clock in the morning.

(B) He layed in bed till 8 o'clock in the morning.

(C) He lain in bed till 8 o'clock in the morning.

(D) He lay in bed till 8 o'clock in the morning.

Q.59

Which one of the parts (A, B, C, D) in the sentence contains an ERROR?

No sooner had the doctor seen the results of the blood test, than he suggested the patient to see the specialist.

(A) no sooner had

(B) results of the blood test

(C) suggested the patient

(D) see the specialist

Q.60

Ten teams participate in a tournament. Every team plays each of the other teams twice. The total

number of matches to be played is

(A) 20

(B) 45

(C) 60

(D) 90

Q. 61 - Q. 65 carry two marks each.

Q.61

A value of x that satisfies the equation log x + log (x – 7) = log (x + 11) + log 2 is

(A) 1

(B) 2

(C) 7

(D) 11

Q.62

Let f(x) = x – [x], where x ≥ 0 and [x] is the greatest integer not larger than x. Then f(x) is a

(A) monotonically increasing function

(B) monotonically decreasing function

(C) linearly increasing function between two integers

(D) linearly decreasing function between two integers

Q.63

Ravi is taller than Arun but shorter than Iqbal. Sam is shorter than Ravi. Mohan is shorter than

Arun. Balu is taller than Mohan and Sam. The tallest person can be

(A) Mohan

(B) Ravi

(C) Balu

(D) Arun

Q.64

A smuggler has 10 capsules in which five are filled with narcotic drugs and the rest contain the original medicine. All the 10 capsules are mixed in a single box, from which the customs officials picked two capsules at random and tested for the presence of narcotic drugs. The probability that the smuggler will be caught is

(A) 0.50

(B) 0.67

(C) 0.78

(D) 0.82

Q.65

The documents expose the cynicism of the government officials – and yet as the media website reflects, not a single newspaper has reported on their existence.

Which one of the following inferences may be drawn with the greatest accuracy from the above passage?

(A) Nobody other than the government officials knew about the existence of the documents.

(B) Newspapers did report about the documents but nobody cared.

(C) Media reports did not show the existence of the documents.

(D) The documents reveal the attitude of the government officials.

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